Woking Community Mental Health Recovery Service (CMHRS) has an opportunity for a part time Assistant Psychologist. Please note this is a fixed-term for 12 months.
We are looking for an individual with therapeutic experience of working
within mental health services, who is also a team player and able to work
effectively within a multidisciplinary team setting.
The CMHRS supports adults aged 18 years and over with complex, severe, and enduring mental health difficulties. We are a multidisciplinary team comprising psychologists, nurses, and psychiatrists, with care underpinned by recovery oriented principles and philosophy.
The Assistant Psychologist role supports a range of key clinical functions,
including the delivery of CBT-based group interventions and one-to-one low intensity psychological interventions. The post holder will support the wider psychology pathway and contribute to timely patient care.
The successful applicant will attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and locality psychology meetings and will have opportunities to connect with other Assistant Psychologists across the Trust.
Subject to reasonable adjustments in respect of any disability, candidates must possess a valid driving licence and be able to drive and have the unrestricted use of a car or motorcycle for work at all times including community based work.
Some of the Key Responsibilities are :
- To support and enhance the professional psychological care of people who use Woking CMHRS.
- To carry out comprehensive assessments, plan implement and evaluate delivery of psychology interventions under the supervision of a psychologist as part of a holistic approach working in a variety of settings.
- To cofacilitate psychology groups.
- To actively work with people who use services, carers, families and staff in implementing the care plan devised by the psychologist.
- To take appropriate and immediate action to keep people safe in a crisis or safeguarding situation, reporting back to a senior colleague in a timely manner.
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Please check the job description document for more information on the requirement for this job.
- To observe and document any changes in wellbeing of the people that they are supporting, reporting to the professional or team manager any new or change in risk or presentation of the person, and updating risk assessments as required.
- To work in partnership with people in other health and social care settings.
- To establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, other agencie s , people who use services and their families.
- To maintain high standards of care in all areas of work in accordance with the Trust Policies and Procedures. To act within Mental Capacity Act (2005).
- To be aware of and implement Safeguarding Adult and Child Protection Policies, Procedures and legislation.
- To contribute to conducting clinical audit and research, maintaining current knowledge of research findings and development within the relevant field.
- To participate in quality assurance activities as required.
- To contribute to the development , implementation and monitoring of interventions driven by government initiatives
- To contribute to developing and providing a range of specialist teaching/training packages which can be delivered to a range of multi-disciplinary audiences.
- Contribute to neuropsychological assessments under supervision of qualified practitioner psychologist
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